Itâs a loose, on-form episode this week, as a modest amount of films allows the digressions to flow! Pete is quick to take down James Franco, before launching into a vitriolic monologue about Rooney Mara in his assessment of Malick-inspired âAinât Them Bodies Saints, and hijacking Calâs âWhite House Downâ review with theories on how Bill Clintonâs former indiscretions could have killed us all, and how on earth James Woods managed to get an Oscar nomination for âGhosts in Mississippi.â The barrage of lowbrow jibes is stemmed by a review of French drama âThe Artist and the Model,â before we follow up an epic set of preconceptions about Ron Howard with our remarkably attuned view of sports flick âRush,â and some views on its awards prospects. Sit back for random tangents on who Peteâs Orient Princess is, what we think 2011â²s Best Picture lineup would have looked like with just five nominees, and how Nicholas Cageâs filmography forms the basis of a brand new measure of cinematic absurdity.

The Weekâs News:

Foreign Language Oscar submissions from Saudia Arabia, The Netherlands, and Australia
Woody Allen to receive the Cecil B. DeMille award at this yearâs Golden Globes
â12 Years a Slaveâ wins the Peopleâs Choice award at the Toronto Film Festival
âThe Butlerâ passes $100m in domestic box-office

The first teaser trailer is released for âGrace of Monacoâ
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